The man who led authorities probing the 2007 abduction of British toddler Madeleine McCann to a German national has spoken for the first time.
- A former acquaintance of the German man considered the prime suspect in the disappearance and suspected murder of British toddler Madeleine McCann has spoken out for the first time. It was information from a man identified as Helge B. that firstas they investigated the 2007 abduction in Portugal, and in his interview with a German newspaper, the witness revealed a chilling conversation with his old associate.
In his interview with Germany's biggest tabloid, Bild, Helge B. said he first found Brueckner to be a nice guy, but later discovered things that shocked him, including videos in Brueckner's apartment that the witness said depicted Brueckner sexually assaulting women.He said they didn't meet again until 2008, the year after McCann was abducted, at a festival in Spain.
Helge B. said he contacted London's Metropolitan Police, the agency leading the investigation, several times but got no immediate response. In 2018, he said the German Federal Criminal Police contacted him because they needed witnesses to testify about a rape that was seen on one of the videos found in Brueckner's apartment.
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